Metal Industries Research & Development Centre (MIRDC), Mosa Industrial Corporation (MOSA), and Hydrogen Energy Test and Research Center (HyTReC), which is based in Japan, held a press conference announcing the collaboration on hydrogen application development between Taiwan and Japan in MIRDC’s Research & Development Building on February 20th under the guidance of the Department of Industrial Technology, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Chun-Chieh Wang, Vice President of MIRDC, He-Zhong Fu, Vice President of MOSA, and Kodama Itaru, Vice President of HyTReC, collectively signed a four-year LOI on technical collaboration. In the future, they will drive the development of hydrogen storage components for hydrogen mobile vehicles, valves and gas cylinders in particular, along with inspection technology. This LOI also included interchange and collaboration in areas such as consulting, research, development, and training of related technologies, signifying a pivotal step to propel Taiwan's hydrogen industries onto the global stage.

Hydrogen application has become a heated topic internationally driven by the global trend of achieving net-zero. Taiwanese government has recently been planning the development related to industrial uses and vehicle uses of hydrogen energy. In addition, Taiwanese government has also been promoting related firms to proactively develop applications of hydrogen energy. The existing environment and facilities for inspection and verification still have room for improvement. In addressing the domestic demand for hydrogen application inspection and verification, MIRDC, with the assistance of HyTReC, has been establishing a comprehensive environment for hydrogen energy inspection and verification to satisfy the needs of Taiwanese firms.

“MOSA started out as a manufacturer of plastic products and gradually evolved into a professional producer of mini high-pressure gas chargers. Furthermore, MOSA has proactively invested in researching and developing of high-pressure hydrogen storage components (valves and gas cylinders in particular) and their inspection technologies. Currently, the gas cylinders for hydrogen storage in the preliminary development stage have achieved a pressure of 70MPa, owning to the assistance of MIRDC and MOSA’s self-owned key technologies of high-pressure gas charger, including design, filling, and manufacturing. With the technical collaboration and business alliance with HyTReC this time, it is hoped that the design process for both soft and hard sealing, along with the assessment of their useful life, can be accelerated. This collaboration and alliance will further enable a more comprehensive product portfolio of MOSA high-pressure hydrogen storage products and seize business opportunities arising from the net-zero trend,” said He-Zhong Fu, Vice President of Mosa Industrial Corporation.

“Countries around the world are placing emphasis on the safety and inspection of hydrogen materials. Leading nations are investing in the development of hydrogen embrittlement resistance, clearly indicating that the performance and the safety of materials are going to become key technologies in hydrogen industries. MIRDC is committed to developing materials and key components for high-pressure hydrogen environment, aiming to enhance the strength of materials suitable for high-pressure hydrogen applications. With the design of flow channel and pressure fields, high-pressure gas cylinders will be thinner and lighter. This tri-party technical collaboration will be a pivotal step that accelerates the pace of developing hydrogen energy in Taiwanese hydrogen industries,” said Chun-Chieh Wang, Vice President of MIRDC.